David Cameron hails school's record of producing 'very impressive list' of outstanding sportsmen.

Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton, who both attended Whitchurch High School

A city high school’s record of producing world-beating sportsmen has been hailed in the House of Commons by David Cameron.

The Prime Minister described the string of rugby, football and cycling stars who have come through the ranks at Whitchurch High School as “impressive” – and said whatever they were drinking, he wanted some.

Eton and Oxford-educated Mr Cameron has claimed to be a fan of sports including darts, cycling, jogging – and most prominently tennis, at which he captained his college team and has been photographed playing, and being beaten by, Boris Johnson.

He also says he “loosely” supports Aston Villa.

His praise for Whitchurch High School was prompted by the Conservative MP for Cardiff North, Jonathan Evans, at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday.

The former MEP, who was elected to Parliament in May last year, was extolling the achievements of the school’s sportsmen, including Cardiff Blues and Wales flanker Sam Warburton, whom he described as “the outstanding Welsh rugby captain”, before he was cut off by the Speaker, John Bercow.

Mr Bercow said he had got “the drift of the honourable gentleman’s question”.

Gareth Bale, 22, attended Whitchurch High School from Eglwys Newydd Primary, where he had already caught the attention of scouts from Southampton.

He also excelled at hockey and rugby and ran the 100 metres in 11.4 seconds.

Warburton, 23, who is nine months older than his school colleague, was also a capable footballer and played in the same team as Bale.

Geraint Thomas, 25, who was three years ahead of Bale and Warburton, took up cycling at 10 and has gone on to be part of the British gold-medal-winning pursuit team at the Beijing Olympics and to compete with Team Sky at the Tour de France.

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